The Inside Line

For over a decade, I went bass fishing in Mexico – usually at Lake El Salto – at least twice a year. During the COVID nightmare of 2020, we weren’t able to go on our normal May/June trip, so we r …

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“It’s called fishing, not catching.” “If it was easy, everyone would do it.” “If it was easy, it wouldn’t be as fun.” I guess I buy into the theory of those oft-heard cliches, but I real …

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When speaking with customers while working my full-time job at a small-town hardware store, I am often amused at the excitement of hunters and fishermen anticipating warmer spring temperatures.  …

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I was there when KVD sealed the deal in Beeswax Creek. Same thing the next year in Cataouatche. James Overstreet and I were on boat number five for the day (long story) and had eaten the last o …

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Impounded in the early 1950s, Lake Seminole has always been one of the best bass fisheries in the southeast. It’s formed by a confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers and Spring Creek and is …

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If you attend a Bassmaster Classic – or perhaps even a regular season Elite Series event – watch what you say and what you do. Men, remember to pull your fly up. Women, don’t neglect to shave you …

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